FYI, listen to the podcast (dated Mar 4, 2021) in the link below, start around 19:00 / 30:26 to hear Ben Edington’s admission. Falling Down the 'Ethereum 2.0 Rabbit Hole' - CoinDesk
This means that Cardano’s solution with multi-asset/smart contracts/NFTs and no fees once Goguen + KEVM are fully implemented in Q2 will be a formidable competitor to Eth 2.0 for years to come even after Eth 2.0 is fully implemented until the Eth gas issue is fixed…
More Eth conflict of interest between Eth developers and Miners on fees in this latest post Mar 6, 2021 : Ethereum's 'EIP 1559' Fee Market Overhaul Greenlit for July - CoinDesk